"Twenty-seven seconds... five."
New record!
It was a full 0.5 seconds faster than his own record of 28 seconds!
"Great!" Wang Jin was the first to jump up and cheer. "Brother Kai is awesome! Twenty-seven and a half seconds! He broke the record!"
"Hahaha, I knew it! With Brother Kai on the field, he's worth two men! Let's see how she competes now!"
"Hahaha, let's see how she competes now!"
The surrounding male soldiers erupted in cheers and laughter. This achievement was an insurmountable mountain for a new recruit, no, for anyone in the entire battalion.
Gao Kai let out a long breath, his chest almost overflowing with smugness and pride. He crossed his arms, looking at Su An with a victor's air, his chin slightly raised.
"Comrade Su An, it's your turn." His voice was full of condescending tolerance. "Don't be nervous, take your time. We're all comrades, we won't laugh at you. If you can finish this in three minutes, you'll be considered very capable."
Su Tang ignored him, not even sparing him a glance.
She simply picked up another clean black cloth eye mask and calmly put it on.
As darkness fell, all the surrounding noise, mockery, and jeers were instantly shut out.
In her world, all that remained was the cold workbench in front of her and the equally cold Type 54 pistol.
Her hands gently caressed the gun.
It was a deep-seated familiarity, like every breath, every heartbeat, already an integral part of each other.
This Type 54 rifle is simple in structure, robust and reliable, just like a most loyal veteran.
Her familiarity with it runs deep.
“We can begin,” she said softly.
Old Sun took a deep breath and raised the stopwatch again.
"start!"
However, Su An did not act immediately as everyone expected.
She was unhurried, even leisurely.
Her fingertips, starting from the barrel, inch by inch, glided over every joint, every edge, and every rivet of the gun body with extreme gentleness.
Her movements were slow and gentle, as focused as if she were caressing a rare treasure, or like a top surgeon checking her scalpel before surgery.
Everyone around was stunned.
"What the hell? What is she doing?"
"I think they're just scared! They don't dare to make a move, so they're just playing tricks to buy time!"
"She's doomed, doomed! Is there even a need to compete? She doesn't even have the guts to make a move!" Wang Jin crossed his arms, his face full of disdain, his voice just loud enough for everyone to hear.
Gao Kai's smile widened, filled with contempt.
See? I knew it.
Women are just women; when it comes to crucial moments, all they can do is resort to these fancy tricks that are utterly unrefined.
However, only Old Man Sun stared at Su An's hand, his expression slowly changing from impatience to seriousness, and then to surprise and doubt.
Laymen watch the spectacle, experts watch the details.
Others only saw Su Anman, but he saw something that made his heart pound!
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